The puppets, which were devised by Jean-Luc Courcoult, will tell the story of a letter written by the daughter of a bedroom steward on the ship.

May McMurray wrote a letter to her father William saying, "It's very lonely without you, dear father."

The 43-year-old McMurray, of Kensington, Liverpool, never had a chance to read the letter, which was sent just two days before the Titanic struck an iceberg on April 15, 1912. He died trying to rescue passengers and his body was never recovered.

Courcoult, the artistic director for French puppeteers Royal de Luxe, was inspired after reading May's letter, which is on display at the Maritime Museum in Liverpool.

But Ismay, who runs the Titanic Museum in Maryport, Cumbria, said, "The theme of this puppet show is a poignant reminder, a personal story, which should be treated with care and respect.

"Mr McMurray would have met a harrowing death and he is a victim - as is his daughter who grew up without a father.

"I support most things to do with Titanic so long as it is respectful to those who lost their lives that fateful night.

"We will have a service to remember those who died and mourn the impact it had on the lives of survivors or relatives of the dead and lay wreaths on the tide at Solway.

"I think that is the correct way to remember Titanic."

The RMS Titanic set off for its maiden voyage to New York from Southampton, but Liverpool was her registered home port and many of the crew members, including Ismay and Captain James Smith, were from the city.